Tag: crime stories
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The Taliban stand on the brink of realizing their most fervent desire: U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan. They have given up little of their extremist ideology to do it. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-war.html more ›
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Maria Diva do Nascimento was worried as she set off for her job at one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest hospitals wearing a face mask she hoped would keep her… more ›
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A newly discovered Russian-led network of professional trolls was being outsourced to Ghanaian and Nigerian operatives, according to Facebook and Twitter, who removed the network’s accounts on Thursday. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/13/facebook-uncovers-russian-led-troll-network-based-in-west-africa?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Add_to_Pocket more ›
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Evidence obtained by the Guardian exposes a coordinated and unlawful EU assault on the rights of desperate people trying to cross the Mediterranean by , Apostolis Fotiadis and Zach Campbell… more ›
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Concierge doctors, yachts, chartered planes and germ-free hideaways. The new coronavirus knows no national borders or social boundaries. That doesn’t mean that social boundaries don’t exist. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/style/the-rich-are-preparing-for-coronavirus-differently.html more ›
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Ben Nimmo helped pioneer disinformation investigations. His work is now more urgent as misleading internet tactics spread. HADDINGTON, Scotland — In August 2017, Ben Nimmo was declared dead by 13,000… more ›
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PHILADELPHIA — Darnell Gates sat at a long table in a downtown Philadelphia office building. He wore a black T-shirt with “California” in bright yellow letters on the chest. He… more ›
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The Kremlin is increasing arms sales, security pacts and training programs as the American defense secretary weighs withdrawing troops from the continent. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/world/africa/russia-africa-troops.html more ›
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The complex financial schemes that helped Africa’s richest woman amass a fortune at vast cost to the Angolan state can be revealed for the first time after a huge leak… more ›